October 20, 2016 / Front Page

Members of the 2016 W-WCHS Homecoming Court who took part in halftime festivities at last Friday’s homecoming game included (l-r) Aleisha Beharry, ninth grade; Carrington Tutt, tenth grade; Che More...

While it only grazed Wilkes County, Hurricane Matthew dumped more than 10 inches of rain in parts of North Carolina, causing extensive and devastating flooding that contributed to the deaths of dozens of people, and putting thousands of people out of More...

The Wilkes County Board of Commissioners cleared the way for the gymnasium at the Washington Wilkes Parks and Recreation complex to be named in memory of long-time director Pete Gartrell at its regular monthly meeting last week. More...

With early voting starting this week for the November 8 election, school system leaders are reminding voters of the importance of approving the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) that is on the ballot in Wilkes County. More...

Before Thanksgiving, which is exactly only five weeks away, Washington’s downtown and The Square will be transformed into a newly updated, prettier, and more functional center of the community more suited to gatherings, events, and business tha More...

Funeral services for Ernest Wilson Kennedy Jr., 76, of Rayle, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 21, at County Line Baptist Church in Rayle. Burial will be in the church cemetery. He died Sunday, October 16, in Athens. More...

Five members of the Kettle Creek Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, were in Appling Saturday at Damascus Baptist Church for the grave marker dedication commemorating the service of Revolutionary War Patriots, Pvt. More...

Elizabeth Elliott was guest speaker at the meeting of the Washington Woman’s Club Monday, October 10, at the clubhouse. Miss Elliott, director of the Main Street Program in Washington, holds a Masters in Historic Preservation from the Uni More...

Lazy L Farm was the site of a Mexican fiesta-themed dinner on Sunday, September 25, to celebrate the upcoming marriage of Holly Lunceford and Marvin Blackburn. Festivities were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. More...

Cheered on by family and friends, Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School senior Aleah McWilliams was crowned Homecoming Queen 2016 during Friday night’s football game against Hancock, culm More...

More changes are happening to the landscaping on downtown Washington’s Square, all designed to make the area more usable for crowds of people without blocking the view during events – while keeping the same number of parking places and ev More...

TO THE EDITOR: For the past several years, the Iris Garden Club of Washington has volunteered numerous hours in the W-WPS Outdoor Classroom. Club members have maintained flower beds, rock gardens, wetland environments, and wildlife plots. More...

As our world entered the twenty first century, we became overcome by spiritual blindness. This is when mankind is no longer giving their spiritual side first place in their lives. Is this period caused by God or mankind? More...